This course explores cultural competency skills required to assist individuals to promote, maintain and restore health. Emphasis is placed on analyzing differences in cultural demographics, beliefs, traditions, communication, biological variations and common morbidities.

This course focuses on fundamental concepts necessary for safe, compassionate, patient-centered nursing care for a diverse patient population with well-defined healthcare concerns with a focus on elderly patients. The course offers an introduction to foundational concepts related to professional practices such as legal and ethical responsibilities of the Registered Nurse. The student also uses clinical judgment applied to nursing practice. Select nursing skills are taught in the skills laboratory; theory and skills re applied in various clinical settings.

This course focuses on fundamental concepts necessary for safe, compassionate, patient-centered nursing care for a diverse patient population with well-defined healthcare concerns with a focus on elderly patients. The course offers an introduction to foundational concepts related to professional practices such as legal and ethical responsibilities of the Registered Nurse. The student also uses clinical judgment applied to nursing practice. Select nursing skills are taught in the skills laboratory; theory and skills are applied in various clinical settings. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This course introduces clinical judgment through a focused study of critical thinking skills and strategies used by the Registered Nurse. The student applies critical thinking skills and strategies at the RN level that underscore the clinical judgment represented in the nursing process as well as dealing with aspects of the healthcare system for safe practice in the current healthcare environment. The major purpose of the course is to teach students the clinical judgment needed to predict and manage potential complications and to decrease the failure to rescue rate which results in improved patient outcomes. This course provides the foundation for the thinking processes applied throughout all nursing courses.

This course introduces clinical judgment through a focused study of critical thinking skills and strategies used by the Registered Nurse. The student applies critical thinking skills and strategies at the RN level that underscore the clinical judgment represented in the nursing process as well as dealing with aspects of the healthcare system for safe practice in the current healthcare environment. The major purpose of the course is to teach students the clinical judgment needed to predict and manage potential complications and to decrease the failure to rescue rate which results in improved patient outcomes. This course provides the foundation for the thinking processes applied throughout all nursing courses and is designed for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This course presents fundamental concepts necessary for safe, compassionate, patient-centered nursing care for a diverse adult patient population with well-defined healthcare concerns with a focus on elderly patients. The course continues as an introduction to foundational concepts related to professional practice such as the legal and ethical responsibilities of the Registered Nurse. The student also uses clinical judgment applied to nursing practice. Select nursing skills are taught in the skills laboratory; theory and skills are applied in various clinical settings.

This course presents fundamental concepts necessary for safe, compassionate, patient-centered nursing care for a diverse adult patient population with well-defined healthcare concerns with a focus on elderly patients. The course continues as an introduction to foundational concepts related to professional practice such as the legal and ethical responsibilities of the Registered Nurse. The student also uses clinical judgment applied to nursing practice. Select nursing skills are taught in the skills laboratory; theory and skills are applied in various clinical settings. This course is specifically for those students enrolled in the nursing apprenticeship program.

This course builds on and applies concepts of nursing practice to the care of patients with various mental health needs, their families, and other support persons. Application of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings.

This course builds on and applies concepts of nursing practice to the care of patients with various mental health needs, their families, and other support persons. Application of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This course builds on and applies the concepts of nursing practice from semester 1 to the acquisition and application adult health nursing theory in the care of diverse adult patients with acute and chronic conditions, their families, and other support persons. Application of knowledge, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in the simulation lab.

This course builds on and applies the concepts of nursing practice from semester 1 to the acquisition and application adult health nursing theory in the care of diverse adult patients with acute and chronic conditions, their families, and other support persons. Application of knowledge, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in the simulation lab. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This course builds on and applies concepts of nursing practice to the care of the pregnant family and the neonate. Application of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings.

This course builds on and applies concepts and leveled competencies of nursing practice to the care of the pregnant family and the neonate. Application of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This nursing course is a study of the pharmacotherapy related to the nursing care of clients across the lifespan. The progressive themes of the nursing program are applied through the nursing process to attain the client's optimal well-being.

This course continues to build on and expand all previously learned concepts of nursing practice with application to the care of children, their families, and other support persons. Application of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings.

This course continues to build on and expand all previously learned concepts of nursing practice with application to the care of children, their families, and other support persons. Application of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This course continues to build on and expand all previously learned concepts of nursing practice with application to the care of adult patients with complicated conditions, their families, and other support persons. Applications of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings.

This course continues to build on and expand all previously learned concepts of nursing practice with application to the care of adult patients with complicated conditions, their families, and other support persons. Applications of new and previously learned nursing concepts, patient care skills, and clinical judgment occurs in a variety of clinical settings. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This culminating course expands the concepts of nursing practice for the acquisition and application of care of adult patients with complex healthcare needs, their families, and other support persons. Application of knowledge, patient care skills, and clinical judgement occurs in a variety of clinical settings and in the simulation library.

This culminating course expands the concepts of nursing practice for the acquisition and application of care of adult patients with complex healthcare needs, their families, and other support persons. Application of knowledge, patient care skills, and clinical judgement occurs in a variety of clinical settings and in the simulation library. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This advanced, comprehensive course provides a synthesis of all concepts and nursing content taught throughout the program with application in the simulation lab. This course enables the individual student to recognize areas that need enhancement prior to entering Registered Nursing practice and includes a review for the NCLEX-RN® and strategies for success.

This advanced, comprehensive course provides a synthesis of all concepts and nursing content taught throughout the program with application in the simulation lab. This course enables the individual student to recognize areas that need enhancement prior to entering Registered Nursing practice and includes a review for the NCLEX-RN® and strategies for success. This course is designated for students enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

This is an elective course in perioperative nursing. This course is designed to prepare a competent and knowledgeable practitioner to administer optimum care to select surgical patients during pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of surgical intervention.

This is an elective course in perioperative nursing for the nursing student in the apprenticeship program. This course is designed to prepare a competent and knowledgeable practitioner to administer optimum care to select surgical patients during pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of surgical intervention for nursing apprenticeship students.

This course is designed to provide a foundation for the understanding of medical terminology using simple, non-technical explanations of medical terms. The fundamentals of word analysis are explained to make the understanding of complex terminology easier.

This course is designed to prepare the student as an entry-level worker, providing basic nursing care to patients in acute care and long-term care settings. The curriculum is structured to provide theory and application in skills needed to function as a Nursing Assistant. Upon completion, students will be eligible to take the state certification examination. *All students are required to submit to, and pass, a background and drug screen. Our partnered health care agencies will not accept any student with a flagged background for placement. Students with a flagged background must expunge their record prior to registering in the course. Other clinical requirements include immunizations, physical, fingerprints, and American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR Certification, prior to the initiation of the clinical rotation.

This course provides the student an opportunity for additional directed learning and supervised laboratory time to develop and refine nursing clinical skills necessary to the safe clinical practice of professional nursing. The student will gain knowledge from instructor demonstration, a variety of electronic media, computers and simulation.